Joe Rocca
Technical Lead at Nextech Systems
Tampa, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoe Rocca is a Technical Lead with 11 years of hands-on software development experience, currently leading engineering efforts at Nextech Systems. He began as a self-taught developer in 2014, moved through mobile-focused roles at Symphonic Distribution and VetsEZ, and augmented his skillset with formal training in mobile engineering and cybersecurity. Joe brings practical expertise in iOS UI improvements and modern authentication flows—having contributed UX and iOS 11-specific features to the popular GitHawk open-source app. He blends mobile engineering chops with security-aware development practices, reflecting his cybersecurity education and contractor background. Known for tightening UX details and shipping pragmatic solutions, he thrives at the intersection of product-quality user experience and secure application design. Based in Tampa Bay, he pairs startup agility with leadership experience guiding teams and projects toward production-ready mobile solutions.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity at Evolve Security AcademyMobile Engineering, Mobile Engineering at The Iron YardGeneral Studies, General Studies at Hillsborough Community College
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (16)
swift10
ios10
ui-design9
objective-c6
json6
eclipse-plugin6
eclipse6
ecto6
api6
brightscript6
curl6
obj6
elixir6
swiftui5
github5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
GitHawkApp/GitHawk
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
The (second) best iOS app for GitHub.
Role in this project:
iOS Mobile Developer
iOS Mobile DeveloperContributions:16 commits, 20 PRs, 60 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Joe primarily focused on enhancing the iOS application's user interface and integrating new features. They added iOS 11-specific functionalities, including a search controller and large title display, while also implementing a login flow using `SFAuthenticationSession`. Further improvements involved UI refinements, such as adding dots to display labels and tightening right bar item spacing. The user demonstrated a focus on improving the user experience and adapting the app to the latest iOS version.
iosswiftios-appgithawk
joerocca/GitHawk
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:57 pushes, 18 branches in 2 months
swiftiosapp-managerproject-manager
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